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TV headphone socket

agostini
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Posted January 14, 2012 at 10:10AM

Hi don't know if anyone on this site can help but! I bought a new TV last year but it has no headphone socket do you know if it possible to fit one as playing games on my xbox at night is not making my family very happy.

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northumbria61

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Posted January 14, 2012 at 10:31AM

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northumbria61

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Posted January 15, 2012 at 8:37AM

Well for anyone else who may encounter this problem we will never know if either suggestion worked for agostini

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morddwyd

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Posted January 15, 2012 at 9:20AM

Most modern televisions have audio output sockets (normally red and white).

Simply buy an adaptor lead, rf audio to headphone.

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SparkyJack

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Posted January 15, 2012 at 9:59AM

It would be helpful to mention the make model of TV and from whom you purchased it.. As Morddwyd mentioned most TV have RCA sockets - Red">http://www.maplin.co.uk/cables-and-connectors&ei=N6MST6LZHcru8QO30ZTkAw&usg=AFQjCNHDSCN3ZOzEdd7XvhlltswoXXpYrA&cad=rja">Red White] for which 3.5 mm adaptors are available [enter link description here

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Posted January 15, 2012 at 10:00AM

The link corrupted try this or simply Google Maplins/cables and connecxtors.

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Miké

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Posted January 15, 2012 at 11:17AM

The RCA/Phono sockets are unlikely to have high enough output to directly drive headphones!

There seem to be lots of headphones available that connect directly to Xbox.

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